Author : Andrée Corvol
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Roof Frames from the 11th to the 19th Century by : Andrée Corvol
Download or read book Roof Frames from the 11th to the 19th Century written by Andrée Corvol and published by Brepols Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1927, the architect in charge of historical monuments, Henri Deneux, published the first study devoted to the development of carpentry from the eleventh century forward. Research has made considerable progress in the field since then, particularly thanks to the contribution of dendrochronology, which appeared in France during the period 1970-1980, allowing precise dating of materials to be provided based on the study of tree rings. This book is the result of collaboration between architects, university scholars, Belgian and French dendrochronologists, and offers a synthesis with regard to carpentry from the XIth through the XIXth century, from north of the Loire to Belgium. It contains a typological and chronological classification with 300 examples of carpentry constructions, and a catalogue of beautiful models preserved at the Centre for research on Historical monuments in Paris. It is a valuable reference work for all those - art historians, architects, building restorers - who are interested in this topic.